Protesters resorted to burning government buses to show their opposition to the Citizen Amendment Act in northern India on December 19 in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh.<br /><br />Footage shows a bus on fire as police officials try to put out the flames with fire extinguishers.<br /><br />Officers can be seen rushing through the scene as they try to chase away the protesters.<br /><br />The road can be seen filled with debris including pieces of bricks and stones that had been thrown at the officials early in the day.<br /><br />As prohibitory orders to avoid protests have been put up in various parts of the country, some groups are defying the orders.<br /><br />According to reports, the Samajwadi Party took up to defying these orders and called for a protest against the Citizenship Act.<br /><br />Protesters are being detained amid protest as Code of Criminal Procedure, section 144 was imposed in various states.<br /><br />This section prohibits unlawful assemblies but upon violation of the code, police took up to detain protesters.
